Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences: BD Trucount Tubes (Cat. No. 663028), used for determining absolute counts of leukocytes in blood. BD Trucount Tubes are designed for use with in vitro diagnostic products such as BD Tritest reagents, and a suitably equipped flow cytometer. BD Trucount Tubes can be used with the BD FACS Loader.

Recall number

Z-0172-2023

Recalling firm

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

Product

BD Trucount Tubes (Cat. No. 663028), used for determining absolute counts of leukocytes in blood. BD Trucount Tubes are designed for use with in vitro diagnostic products such as BD Tritest reagents, and a suitably equipped flow cytometer. BD Trucount Tubes can be used with the BD FACS Loader.

Status

Open, Classified

Initiated

2022-10-03

Posted

2022-11-03

Terminated

not on file

Reason

Due to partial label detachment on tubes. This can cause tubes to become stuck together in the pouch or cause automation errors when used with the automated loader for the wash assistant. Firm root cause investigation confirmed that label detachment is due to an adhesive change by a tier 2 supplier.

Root cause

Under Investigation by firm

Action

On 10/03/2022, the firm sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" Letter via FedEx tracked letters and emails informing customers, through internal investigations, the labels applied to the BD Trucount tubes are becoming detached due to an adhesive change made at a supplier. Customers are instructed to: 1. Immediately review their inventory for the specific catalog and lot numbers. 2. For any tubes where label detachment is observed, BD recommends that the clinician remove the label from the tube and, using a permanent marker, record the tube lot number as well as any other relevant information directly on the tube. Removal of the label prevents it from interfering with any auto-loading sample preparation and analysis systems, as well as from sticking to other tubes. For questions, contact North American Regional Complaint Center at: Phone: 1-844-8BD-LIFE (1-844-823-5433), Say "Recall" when prompted Mon-Fri 8:00am and 5:00pm CT or Email: productcomplaints@bd.com

Quantity

11,709 tubes (corrected 11/04/2022)

Distribution

U.S.: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI O.U.S.: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Paraguay, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and Uruguay

Lot, serial or model codes

Corrected as of 11/04/2022: Catalog Number: 663028 UDI-DI Code: 00382906630285 Lot Numbers: 2031238 2063994 2095615 2145791 2221697 2237045

510(k) numbers

["K090967"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

GKZ

Firm FEI

2916837

Firm city

San Jose

Firm state

CA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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